Published on May 10th, 2018 | by Mia Valdez
Ladies and gentlemen, Kanye West is in the building. Kanye West has spent the better part of the past two weeks expressing his support for President Trump, conservative YouTuber Candace Owens and what he has called …... Read More →
Published on January 24th, 2018 | by Mia Valdez
Houston is home to oil and gas, home to opportunity, and most of all, home to diversity. To find this, you just have to take a casual stroll to Midtown. If you turn right on …... Read More →
Published on November 30th, 2017 | by Mia Valdez
Do you remember President Donald Trump’s “both sides” comment? If ever there was a time to be indiscriminate with criticism of liberals like Sen. Al Franken and Harvey Weinstein and conservatives like Bill O’Reilly and Roy Moore, …... Read More →
Published on November 15th, 2017 | by Mia Valdez
If the familiar narratives of the black experience — those of economic disparities, discrimination and the criminal justice system — have been lived out by members of the black economic underclass, then they are being documented, …... Read More →
Published on November 9th, 2017 | by Mia Valdez
The year was 2002. The dance was the Tooty Ta, and our teacher, Mrs. P, stood in the middle of our circle, imploring us to squat our legs, stick our bums out high and shake our …... Read More →
Published on November 8th, 2017 | by Dana C. Jones, Mia Valdez
Embed from Getty Images According to UH’s so-called “Clery report,” an annual report that documents campus crime, hate crimes have risen over the years. It went from zero, to two, to seven in 2014, 2015 and …... Read More →
Published on November 1st, 2017 | by Mia Valdez
Three years ago, the University of Houston won a $3.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to recruit more women and women of color into science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Within a year of receiving …... Read More →
Published on October 31st, 2017 | by Mia Valdez
Embed from Getty Images I don’t mind trash talk. I like it. I like fan rivalries, tension and hitting other players where it hurts, and I really like winning. Sometimes, there is nothing more exhilarating than when …... Read More →
Published on October 30th, 2017 | by Mia Valdez
Embed from Getty Images Feminist ideals are the least controversial, yet those concepts are shrouded by misinterpretation and a hysterical anxiety that women’s liberation is synonymous with male subjugation. Anti-feminism, however, seems nearly synonymous with female subjugation, …... Read More →
Published on October 25th, 2017 | by Alana N. Miller, Anusheh Siddique, Dana C. Jones, Jackie Wostrel, Mia Valdez
Campus protests have been happening in force since the 1960s and will continue as long as injustice exists. Universities are a mecca for young people who want their voices to be heard. Below, The Cougar’s opinion …... Read More →
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